Comparison

Nuki Smart Lock vs GeoVelo

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Nuki Smart Lock

Transform your smartphone into a secure digital key for your home. Grant and manage access for family and friends, and monitor who enters and when. Enjoy convenient features like automatic unlocking and locking, with easy DIY installation and smart home integration.

Highlights
  • Turn phone into a key
  • Share access permissions
  • Activity log
  • Auto Unlock/Lock
  • Night Mode
  • Smart Home integration
  • DIY installation
Features
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Turn your iPhone into a key – with Nuki Nuki: The retrofittable, smart door lock. Innovated in Austria – manufactured in Europe. APP REPLACES KEYS Turn your smart devices into keys. With the free Nuki app, you can open your door with your iPhone or your Apple Watch. Open the door with just one click, even remotely. SHARING KEYS Share access permissions with the Nuki app. Simple and secure. You decide who has access. With the activity log you always know who unlocked your door and when. SMART FEATURES Auto Unlock: Your door opens automatically when you come home. Auto Lock: Automatic locking, form maximum security. Night Mode: Activate various safety features during the night. Customize the night mode to your needs. SMART HOME INTEGRATIONS Easy and fast integration into your existing Smart Home. Thanks to Matter Nuki Smart Locks are compatible with most Smart Home systems. Matter ensures an easy and fast integration. EASY DIY INSTALLATION You can install the Nuki Smart Lock yourself within a few minutes. The Nuki app supports you with a step-by-step guide. See if Nuki is compatible with your door here: www.nuki.io/check SMART ACCESSOIRES The Nuki ecosystem offers you a variety of accessoires. Open fast via fingerprint or entry code with the Nuki Keypad 2 or simple and easy via button with the Nuki Fob. No smartphone needed. Get your Smart Lock now directly in our online shop: https://shop.nuki.io/ We’d love to hear from you. If you have questions about Nuki products please contact us at contact@nuki.io, or visit us on social media.

About

GeoVelo

Find and rent dockless city bikes available 24/7. This app helps you locate the nearest available bike for eco-friendly and healthy travel. Remember to park in designated areas and end your ride in the app.

Highlights
  • Find nearest dockless bikes
  • 24/7 availability
  • Eco-friendly travel
  • Health benefits
  • Park in designated areas
  • End ride in app
Features
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GeoVelo to nowoczesne rowery miejskie niewymagające stacji dokujących. Dostępne 24h/dobę przez 7 dni w tygodniu. Rowerem GeoVelo dotrzesz tam gdzie chcesz, z korzyścią dla środowiska a także dla Twojego zdrowia. Ściągnij aplikację GeoVelo by znaleźć najbliższy rower. Po wykorzystaniu zaparkuj rower w wyznaczonym miejscu pamiętając o zakończeniu przejazdu w aplikacji. Odwiedź www.geovelo.pl by dowiedzieć się więcej.

Screenshots

Nuki Smart Lock4 screens
GeoVelo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Nuki Smart Lock at 90% against GeoVelo's 7%. Nuki Smart Lock also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 26 months) and ratings volume (522 vs 1). GeoVelo's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

GeoVelo holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Nuki Smart Lock has 522 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 90% of Nuki Smart Lock's written reviews are positive against 7% of GeoVelo's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nuki Smart Lock ships an update every 3 weeks, GeoVelo every 26 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Nuki Smart Lock versus GeoVelo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNuki Smart LockGeoVelo
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (522 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews90.2% of reviews — better6.7% of reviews
Number of ratings522 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 26 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size325 MB83 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNuki Home Solutions GmbHSharingOS Inc

Customer experience

Nuki Smart Lock

All ratings522 ratings
Positive96.4%
Neutral2.3%
Negative1.3%
Written reviews928 reviews
Positive90.2%
Neutral3.4%
Negative6.4%

GeoVelo

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive6.7%
Neutral6.7%
Negative86.7%

Bugs and requests

Nuki Smart Lock

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Unreliable geofencing
  • Inconsistent unlock/lock functionality
  • Buggy app updates

Requested features

4 requests
  • Improved battery status monitoring
  • Customizable auto-lock/unlock timers
  • Stronger HomeKit/Alexa integration
  • Ability to create/share access codes

GeoVelo

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Nuki Smart Lock

No in-app purchases

None

GeoVelo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Nuki Smart Lock free?
Nuki Smart Lock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GeoVelo free?
GeoVelo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Nuki Smart Lock or GeoVelo?
GeoVelo is rated higher. Nuki Smart Lock averages 4.7 out of 5 from 522 ratings, while GeoVelo averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Nuki Smart Lock or GeoVelo have ads?
Neither Nuki Smart Lock nor GeoVelo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Nuki Smart Lock or GeoVelo?
Nuki Smart Lock ships an update every 3 weeks, and GeoVelo every 26 months. Most recently, Nuki Smart Lock was updated on November 6, 2026 and GeoVelo on November 2, 2026.

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